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Western Australia
Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19
Response) Bill 2020
Contents
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Section 318 amended 2
5. Section 338B amended 3
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19
Response) Bill 2020
A Bill for
An Act to amend The Criminal Code in response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19 Response)
3 Act 2020.
4 2. Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation as follows --
6 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
7 receives the Royal Assent (assent day);
8 (b) sections 4(2) and 5(3) -- on the day after the period of
9 12 months beginning on the day after assent day;
10 (c) the rest of the Act -- on the day after assent day.
11 3. Act amended
12 This Act amends The Criminal Code.
13 4. Section 318 amended
14 (1) After section 318(1) insert:
15
16 (1A) For the period of 12 months beginning on the day on
17 which the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19
18 Response) Act 2020 section 4(1) comes into operation,
19 subsection (1) applies as if amended by inserting after
20 paragraph (l) --
21
22 (la) to imprisonment for 10 years if --
23 (i) at the commission of the offence the
24 offender knows that the offender has
25 COVID-19; or
26 (ii) at or immediately before or immediately
27 after the commission of the offence the
28 offender makes a statement or does any
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1 other act that creates a belief, suspicion
2 or fear that the offender has COVID-19;
3 or
4
5 (2) Delete section 318(1A).
6 5. Section 338B amended
7 (1) In section 338B delete "Any person" and insert:
8
9 (1) Any person
10
11 (2) At the end of section 338B insert:
12
13 (2) For the period of 12 months beginning on the day on
14 which the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19
15 Response) Act 2020 section 5(2) comes into operation,
16 subsection (1) applies as if amended as follows --
17 (a) after paragraph (a) insert:
18
19 (aa) where the threat is to injure, endanger or harm a
20 person referred to in section 318(1)(d) to (k) by
21 exposing the person to COVID-19, to
22 imprisonment for 7 years;
23
24 (b) in the Summary conviction penalty
25 paragraph (a) after "paragraph (a)" insert:
26
27 or (aa)
28
29 (3) Delete section 338B(2).
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